Batteries, Dealers and Obama

President Obama announces $1B National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of alternative-fuel vehicles; new purchasing incentives; new EV Everywhere research grand challenge

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

US President Barack Obama announced a new $1-billion National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of advanced alternative fuel vehicles in communities around the country.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Obama Purchase Tax Credit

GM to Boost Volt US Production Capacity by 50% to 45,000 Units in 2012

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2010

The announcement came as US President Barack Obama toured the Detroit-Hamtramck facility, where the Volt is being produced now for sale later this year. This week, participating Chevrolet dealers in launch markets began taking customer orders for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, following the release of retail and lease pricing.

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Volt GM 2012 Production

Navistar Officially Unveils eStar, Its First Purpose-Built All-Electric Commercial Truck

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

The eStar all-electric truck transitioned from concept to reality in August 2009, when President Barack Obama visited Navistar’s manufacturing plant in Indiana to announce a $39.2 Tags: Electric (Battery) Fleets. The eStar truck is produced through the Navistar-Modec EV Alliance, LLC, the joint venture between Navistar, Inc.

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All-Electric Commercial Los Angeles Li-ion

Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized. —John D.

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Plug-in 2015 Plug Recharge

Volkswagen of America to invest $10M in EV charging infrastructure by 2016; calls for more legislative support to spur EV adoption

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Volkswagen will also invest to support installation of charging stations in certain dealer locations. We know that Secretary of Energy Moniz recently admitted that the Obama administration’s ambitious and encouraging goal of one million EVs on American roads by 2015 is unattainable. Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Policy'

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America 2016 Charging Gas-Electric

Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Tuesday night, President Obama will speak to the nation about the Gulf catastrophe. Tuesday night President Obama will address our nation. The missing piece we dream President Obama will follow up with is an emergency-response roadmap to a world where increasingly scarce and costly oil is used only when needed.

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Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands

Presidential Auto Task Force Concluded Plug-In GM Volt Likely Too Expensive To Be Commercially Successful in the Short-Term

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

Following the short address on Monday during which President Barack Obama outlined the next steps for GM and Chrysler ( earlier post ), the White House posted summaries of the Presidential Auto Task Force’s assessment of the business plans provided by the two struggling automakers, which led to the terms that are currently unfolding.

Volt

Volt Plug-in GM Chrysler

Plug In America Challenges Obama Auto Task Force Conclusion on GM Volt, Proposes Reduction in Warranty Terms to Reduce Manufacturer Cost

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

To ensure this longer life, automakers are as much as doubling the size of the battery pack, increasing cost to manufacturer and consumer. This alone could cut the number of batteries required by as much as half and reduce the cost of each vehicle by thousands of dollars. Chelsea Sexton.

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Obama Plug-in Volt America

Report: Dealers Worried About Getting EV Refunds From the Government

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

According to a report from Automotive News , dealers are getting worked up about the prospect of not receiving money swiftly enough — mimicking some of the hardships endured during the Cash-for-Clunkers period. Treasury Department said participating dealers will be able to register via an online IRS portal in the next few months.

Cash For Clunkers

Cash For Clunkers Dealers Tax Credit Tax

Goodbye GM, Hello Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company?

Plugs and Cars

APRIL 24, 2009

As March came to a close, the Obama administration found GM and Chrysler’s restructuring plans “not viable.” Obama should take extraordinary steps to empower the electric upstarts to prove their mettle. Stop in at a car dealer today and let them know: No Plug? Here's my April column.

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GM Companies Electric Vehicles Obama

Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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Volt Green Electric Cars 2009

US VP Biden outlines 3-part plan to have 1M advanced technology vehicles on US roads by 2015

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2011

In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama highlighted his goal of making the United States the first country in the world to put one million advanced technology vehicles on the road by 2015. billion in spending for battery and electric drive component manufacturing, and for electric drive demonstration and infrastructure.

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2015 Cash For Clunkers Tax Credit Parts

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. We will own the battery. We will always own the batteries,&# said Mr. Thesen.

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EV Driven

President Obama announces $1B National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of alternative-fuel vehicles; new purchasing incentives; new EV Everywhere research grand challenge

GM to Boost Volt US Production Capacity by 50% to 45,000 Units in 2012

Navistar Officially Unveils eStar, Its First Purpose-Built All-Electric Commercial Truck

Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Volkswagen of America to invest $10M in EV charging infrastructure by 2016; calls for more legislative support to spur EV adoption

Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Presidential Auto Task Force Concluded Plug-In GM Volt Likely Too Expensive To Be Commercially Successful in the Short-Term

Plug In America Challenges Obama Auto Task Force Conclusion on GM Volt, Proposes Reduction in Warranty Terms to Reduce Manufacturer Cost

Report: Dealers Worried About Getting EV Refunds From the Government

Goodbye GM, Hello Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company?

Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

US VP Biden outlines 3-part plan to have 1M advanced technology vehicles on US roads by 2015

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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